NUMBER TO KNOW200,000: A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.

THIS DAY IN HISTORYFeb. 2, 1876: The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, which comes to be more commonly known as the National League (NL), is formed.

FEATURED BIRTHDAYPop singer Shakira (41)

QUOTE OF THE DAY“If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.” — Maya Angelou

TRIVIA ANSWERC. Rubin Carter

Feb. 3WORD OF THE DAYtactual (tak-choo-uh l] (adjective) of or relating to the sense of touch.

FILM FACTSWhich sport is featured in the movies “Miracle,” “Slap Shot” and “The Mighty Ducks”?A. BowlingB. SwimmingC. CyclingD. Hockey

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NUMBER TO KNOW50: The average office worker spends 50 minutes a day looking for lost files and other items.

THIS DAY IN HISTORYFeb. 3, 1959: American rock stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson are killed when their chartered Beechcraft Bonanza plane crashes in Iowa a few minutes after takeoff

FEATURED BIRTHDAYMovie actress Morgan Fairchild (68)

QUOTE OF THE DAY“Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.” — Bernard Baruch

TRIVIA ANSWERD. Hockey

Feb. 4WORD OF THE DAYdebouch [dih-boosh] (verb) to march out from a narrow or confined place into open country, as a body of troops.

NUMBER TO KNOW1,000: It takes a drop of ocean water more than 1,000 years to circulate around the world.

THIS DAY IN HISTORYFeb. 4, 1789: George Washington, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, is unanimously elected the first president of the United States by all 69 presidential electors who cast their votes.

FEATURED BIRTHDAYRock singer Alice Cooper (70)

QUOTE OF THE DAY“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” — Nelson Mandela